b 3 o 1 o 1 s 1 t 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the act of giving hope or support to someone
noun an increase in cost
noun the act of giving a push
originUnknown. The verb is first recorded 1815; the noun, 1825. Compare Scots boost (“to move; drive off; shoo away”), bost, boast (“to threaten; scold”), Middle English boosten, bosten (“to threaten”). Possible doublet of boast.
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